Carbon-remover.



C. E. BROWN.

CARBON REMOVER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.22. ms.

1 288,649. Patented Nov. 5, 1918..

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CARL E. BROWN, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CABBON-REMOVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

Application filed August 22, 1918. Serial No. 251,042.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL E. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Carbon-Remover, of which the following is a specification.

By way of explanation it may be stated, that as is known in the art, if a small quan tity of water he introduced into the generator of a burner, while the burner is hot, the carbon deposit in the generator will be removed.

The present invention aims to provide an exceedingly simple means whereby water may be introduced into the generator as aforesaid.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

WVith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combina tion and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side elevation showing a device embodying the invention, parts appearing in section; Fig. 2 is a fragmental cross sectlon on the hne 22 of Flg. 1.

The numeral 1 denotes a burner of any desired kind, including a generator 2 and a tube 3 having combustion orifices 4. The numeral 5 marks a fuel tank A conduit 6 leads from the fuel tank 5 to the generator the oil in the tank, the water will flow downwardly along the trough 8, into the pocket 7, through the conduit 6 and into the generator 2, accomplishing a removal of any car- 7 bon deposit which may have accumulated in the generator. The trough 8 is removable and, therefore, saving when the carbon is being removed, the interior ofthe fuel tank 5 is not encumbered by the trough. It is to be observed that the trough 8 is V-shaped in cross section, and, on this account, a rela-,

tively small quantity of water may be conveyed lnto the generator 2 and effect the desired result, the drops of Water following 7 along the line defined by the relatively sharp transverse angle in the trough 8. 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: I

In a device of the classdescribed, a burner comprising a generator; a fuel tank; a conduit leading from the tank to the generator; a pocket in the tank about one end of the conduit; and an inclined trough in the tank, the trough being open uponits upper side, one end of the trough being. supported on the tank, and the other end of the trough being supported on the pocket. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

I CARL BROWN. 7 Witnesses: I

HAROLD W. CLY, L. G. LATHAM.

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